App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas
Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.
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1.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 12 votes
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
forgetting birthdays: 23 votes (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework -
2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting homework: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus - 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
- 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
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5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting homework: 10 votes
losing water bottles: 19 votes
forgetting birthdays: 8 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays - 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 7 votes
forgetting homework: 25 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes -
11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
no quiet study place: 15 votes -
12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
no quiet study place: 24 votes
losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles - 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
- 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
wasting pocket money: 7 votes
losing water bottles: 6 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework - 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
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17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
no quiet study place: 20 votes
wasting pocket money: 5 votes
losing water bottles: 12 votes -
18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 25 votes
forgetting homework: 14 votes
missing the bus: 5 votes -
19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
forgetting homework: 4 votes
no quiet study place: 9 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place -
20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
missing the bus: 11 votes
losing water bottles: 14 votes
forgetting homework: 5 votes - 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
- 22.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 21 votes
losing water bottles: 18 votes
forgetting birthdays: 4 votes - 24.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 16 votes
missing the bus: 4 votes
forgetting birthdays: 20 votes - 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
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27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
forgetting homework: 17 votes
forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
wasting pocket money: 22 votes -
28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
losing water bottles: 6 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
wasting pocket money: 4 votes - 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
- 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
- 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
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33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
wasting pocket money: 12 votes
no quiet study place: 22 votes
forgetting birthdays: 13 votes - 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
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35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
losing water bottles: 24 votes
missing the bus: 21 votes
forgetting birthdays: 5 votes - 36.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
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37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
no quiet study place: 8 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes
missing the bus: 9 votes -
38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
forgetting homework: 9 votes
missing the bus: 23 votes
wasting pocket money: 21 votes - 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
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40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
no quiet study place: 17 votes
wasting pocket money: 19 votes
missing the bus: 22 votes
Answer key
- forgetting birthdays
- missing the bus
- a library due-date alert
- an app that just says hi
- losing water bottles
- a homework planner
- False
- False
- No
- 53
- 3
- no quiet study place
- the most common need
- Yes
- wasting pocket money
- a lost-and-found board
- 7
- 44
- forgetting birthdays
- 30
- a problem to solve
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 4
- hard to use
- 58
- 2
- a blank grey screen
- a homework planner
- False
- False
- 47
- a medicine reminder
- 50
- Yes
- 13
- 12
- No
- 58
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